ADRs End Lower; National Bank of Greece, Petrobras Trade Actively

International stocks trading in New York closed lower on Wednesday.

The BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts fell 0.89% to 143.95. The European index declined 0.73% to 143.99, the Asian index decreased 0.91% to 149.78, the Latin American index fell 2.43% to 199.18 and the emerging markets index declined 1.21% to 247.10. National Bank of Greece SA (NBG, ETE.AT) and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR, PETR3.BR, PETR4.BR) were among the companies with ADRs that traded actively.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA) disclosed plans Wednesday to protect user data on its cloud-computing platforms globally, highlighting the Chinese e-commerce giant's ambitions to expand its services in markets including the U.S., where it plans to build a second data center. ADRs rose nearly 2% to $84.15.

ADRs of ARM Holdings PLC (ARMH, ARM.LN) fell 5% to $45.39 as the chip maker reported a smaller revenue increase than analysts projected, raising concerns than smartphone sales could hurt the company in the second half of the year. Still, ARM reported higher profit and raised its interim dividend 25% to 3.15 pence a share. The Cambridge, U.K.-based company designs the basic chip technology found in more than 95% of all smartphones, including Apple's iPhone.

The European Central Bank on Wednesday raised the ceiling on emergency lending to Greek banks by €900 million ($980 million), a person familiar with the matter said, the second-straight rise by that amount. The move increases a lifeline, albeit only modestly, for Greek banks that had been frozen from late June into mid-July at the height of negotiations between Greece and its international creditors over a bailout package. ADRs of National Bank of Greece rose nearly 6% to 99 cents.

ADRs of Novartis AG (NVS, NOVN.VX) fell another 2% on Wednesday to $101.30, a day after reporting a 32% decline in second-quarter profit.

Swiss authorities on Wednesday said they are investigating units of the Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht SA in connection with a corruption scandal involving Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras, broadening an international money-laundering investigation. ADRs of Petrobras fell nearly 6% to $7.06.

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